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by ncmncm 1611 days ago
The point is that if you have a parasite infection, treating that is a good idea. If you don't, then treating it will not help you.

If you want not to die from COVID-19, getting fully vaccinated is the way. If you want not to catch and spread it (vaccinated or no) wear a mask when you might be exposed or expose others. If you can't get vaccinated, anyway do things to be healthy -- treat any parasite infections, eat well, sleep well, eat well, exercise.
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tinus_hn 1611 days ago
In other news, the sky is blue, but that is not at all what this article is about. And you preaching about how your favorite measure, unquantifiably, is better than this measure, does not add anything meaningful to the article.
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JohnTHaller 1611 days ago
It's not a "favorite measure" it's the ones proven to work. All this self-reported summary shows is that taking Ivermectin can slightly improve Covid-19 outcomes in areas where worms are endemic. This study was done in an area of Brazil where worms are common and where high Ivermectin usage pre-dates Covid-19. It's something we already know. Parasitic infection results in worse outcomes for respiratory infections. Treat worms if you have them.
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tinus_hn 1611 days ago
You’re just repeating the same thing. This study shows ivermectin does have an effect. It might be because of parasites or not and it has absolutely nothing to do with masks or vaccines so preaching about how masks and vaccines are better is not helpful.

People aren’t going to wear masks forever and aren’t going to take boosters forever so we need more solutions. And before you say, they aren’t going to take ivermectin forever either but that doesn’t mean it’s not useful to know if, why and how it works.

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ncmncm 1610 days ago
If people need something else than vaccination and masks, such a thing will need to be identified. Chasing phantoms does not achieve that. And each person who dies because they tried to use things that don't work instead of what works is blood on the hands of people promoting those.
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tinus_hn 1610 days ago
You don’t get to decide what others research. Science doesn’t work by saying others can’t look into subjects you think are stupid. You can insert all the dramatic accusations you want, it’s still anti science.
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ncmncm 1610 days ago
If you can't tell the difference between research and promotion, you cannot be any help to anybody. Then, the best thing you can do is let the people who can go about it, without you getting in the way.
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